SPL Transient Designer 4 MK2 Dynamics Processor (Used)

Front End Audio acquires previously owned gear through our Buy-Back program. You can purchase used gear at a great price but there are no manufacturer warranties with these items. These items have been inspected and/or tested by our staff to make sure each one is in working condition and comes with our commitment to service. This SPL Transient Designer 4 MK2 Dynamics Processor looks great, functions perfectly and includes everything as if you were to buy it new. The SPL Transient Designer 4 MK2 Dynamics Processor is a legendary piece of gear in it's own right. Long has it stood as the standard for transient shaping, making it an invaluable tool for engineers around the world. The SPL Transient Designer 4 MK2 Dynamics Processor provides a revolutionary concept for dynamic processing rendering controls such as Threshold, Ratio and Gain superfluous. The Transient Designer's automation is highly developed, so that while the processing going on inside the box may be very complex, the user has to deal with just a few intuitive controls. Differential Envelope Technology SPL's Differential Envelope Technology is the first analog solution for level-independent shaping of envelopes allowing transients to be accelerated or slowed down and sustain prolonged or shortened. The degree of dynamic processing required to do this couldn't be duplicated even using a chain of several conventional compressors, yet only two controls per channel are required to allow the user to completely reshape the attack and sustain characteristics of a sound. Attack can be amplified or attenuated by up to 15dB while Sustain can be amplified or attenuated by up to 24dB, enabling weak drum sounds to be made much more percussive and powerful, or for over-percussive transients to be softened. All necessary time constants (Attack, Decay and Release) are automated and optimised adaptively in a musical manner according to the characteristics of the input signal. This results in natural sounding signal processing and fast operation. How Does It Work? The SPL Transient Designer 4 MK2 Dynamics Processor uses envelope followers to track the curve of the natural signal so that optimum results are guaranteed regardless of the input signal's dynamics. Because of the level-independent processing inherent in Differential Envelope Technology (DET), manual threshold adjustments are not required. In order to maintain the cleanest possible signal path, the Transient Designer uses the excellently specified THAT 2181-VCAs, which are especially natural sounding, transparent and create minimal distortion. High amplitudes are processed without damping of high frequencies or reducing bass. Sound Benefits The attack of a bass drum or a loop can be emphasised with a single control to increase the punch and the penetration in the mix Sustain of a snare or room-sound can be shortened very musically to clean up the mix for more transparency Acoustic or electronic instruments become "in the face" sounds or can be smoothened with lower attacks De-verb capability! Less Sustain shortens reverb flags of any sound (more elegant than gates do) New panorama effects based on different dynamic effects per channel - try this with loops for example. Other features and connectivity For stereo operation the Link function connects channel pairs (1 and 2 and/or 3 and 4). Linked channels are controlled by the same side-chain voltage so as to maintain a coherent and stable stereo image. When operating in Link-mode, the control elements of the first (or third) channel, including the Active switch, control the second (or fourth) channel, too. Each channel is equipped with a relay hard bypass circuit to ensure a minimum signal path when the process is bypassed and to provide power fail safety. The Signal-LEDs allow to quickly monitor the signal flow, which is particularly important if the four channels are connected to a patchbay. The Transient Designer is fitted with XLR-connectors for balanced operation. To improve signal quality, SPL has developed a new hybrid-component balanced input/output stage using all laser-trimmed resistors with a tolerance of 0.01%. This approach has resulted in an exceptionally high CCMR (common mode rejection) better than -80dB at 1kHz. SPL Transient Designer 4 MK2 Dynamics Processor Features Drums & Percussions One of the most interesting applications of the Transient Designer is processing drum and percussion sounds, both from samples to live drum sets: The attack of a bass drum or a loop can be emphasised to increase the power and presence in the mix. The sustain period of a snare or a reverb-flag can be shortened in a very musical way to obtain more transparency in the mix. Recording a live drum set, toms or overheads can be shortened without physically damping them. Miking live drums is considerably faster and easier, because the apparent 'distance' of the microphone can be corrected by varying the ATTACK and SUSTAIN values. The Transient…